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Today in entertainment history: April 14

FROM PRERECORDED TAPES TO SOLD-OUT SHOWS:Roger Daltrey, left, and Pete Townshend of The Who performing at the 12-12-12 The Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Photo: Associated Press

1958: “Catch A Falling Star” by Perry Como became the first single certified as gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

1962: Bob Dylan recorded seven songs, including “Blowin’ In The Wind,” at Columbia Records studios in New York.

1974: Pete Townshend appeared for the first time as a solo act at a concert in London, accompanied only by homemade tapes.

1976: Motown Records announced a $13 million contract renewal for Stevie Wonder. At the time, it was the largest contract ever negotiated.

1983: Pete Farndon, formerly of The Pretenders, died of a drug overdose. He had been fired from the band the year before.

2012: Guns ‘N Roses were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame without Axl Rose, who refused his induction. Rod Stewart was supposed to be inducted with The Small Faces but missed it because he had the flu. He missed his inducted as a solo artist in 1994 because of a massive earthquake in Los Angeles.